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 * Copyright 2010 Ziya Guven Koylu, Ozge Koylu
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 
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 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.koylu.caffein.model.clazz;

import com.koylu.caffein.converter.Converter;
import com.koylu.caffein.model.caffein.CaffeinConfig;

public interface Column extends Node{
	public String getColumn();
	public void setColumn(String column);
	//foreignKey --> foreignKey
	public Column getRefNode(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	//foreignKey --> Property
	public ColumnField getRealNode(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public Converter getConverter(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public String getPath(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public String getPathForId(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public int getColumnType(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public boolean isColumnNullable(CaffeinConfig caffeinConfig) throws Exception;
	public String getColumnAlias();
	public void setColumnAlias(String columnAlias);
}